vision2020@moscow.com: Re: Large Trucks

Re: Large Trucks

Ron Force (rforce@uidaho.edu)
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 16:54:02 -0800

RR companies were given large federal land grants as an incentive to
construct lines. In many cases the lines were never built; in others,
the lines were abandoned, but the company kept title to the land. Plum
Creek Timber is one company whose holdings were as a result of RR land
grants.

John Danahy wrote:
>
> Perhaps I am mistaken but I don not think that the "rails" were "heavily
> subsidized" by the federal government. However, the downfall of our rail
> system in this country can be directly traced to the federal government
> building amd ,aintianing the inland waterways. The locks, dams, etc that
> help make Lewiston a seaport spelled the end of frieght shipments by rail.
>
> John Danahy
> jdanahy@turbonet.com

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